| Entry Text: | PARSONS, Edward. Once a Marine Always a Marine. 161p., illus. Auckland: Edward Parsons Books, [1984].
The autobiography of a New Zealander Marine who was on the administrative fringe of action. In 1939 he was Colour Sergeant at Deal. He was commissioned in 1942 for service with MNBDO2 and commanded the Marine Field Bakery in the invasion of Sicily. A year later he became Adjutant of the 5th Independent Battery of the Marine Armoured Support Group for the campaign in North West Europe. Most of the book concerns his post-war activities. |
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